Lamentations 4:6
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Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and hands took nothing in her.

Genesis 19:24
And the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

Genesis 19:25
And he destroyed these cities, and all the country about, all the inhabitants of the cities, and all things that spring from the earth.

Jeremiah 20:16
Let that man be as the cities which the Lord hath overthrown, and hath not repented: let him hear a cry in the morning, and howling at noontide:

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Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and hands took nothing in her.

Isaiah 1:9,10 Except the Lord of hosts had left us seed, we had been as Sodom, and we should have been like to Gomorrha. . . .

Ezekiel 16:48-50 As I live, saith the Lord God, thy sister Sodom herself, and her daughters, have not done as thou hast done, and thy daughters. . . .

Matthew 11:23,24 And thou Capharnaum, shalt thou be exalted up to heaven? thou shalt go down even unto hell. For if in Sodom had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in thee, perhaps it had remained unto this day. . . .

Luke 10:12 I say to you, it shall be more tolerable at that day for Sodom than for that city.

Luke 12:47 And that servant, who knew the will of his lord and prepared not himself and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

the punishment

Lamentations 4:9 Teth. It was better with them that were slain by the sword, than with them that died with hunger: for these pined away being consumed for want of the fruits of the earth.

Genesis 19:25 And he destroyed these cities, and all the country about, all the inhabitants of the cities, and all things that spring from the earth.

Daniel 9:12 And he hath confirmed his words which he spoke against us, and against our princes that judged us, that he would bring in upon us a great evil, such as never was under all the heaven, according to that which hath been done in Jerusalem.

Matthew 24:21 For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.

Context
The Distress of Zion
5He. They that were fed delicately have died in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet have embraced the dung. 6Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and hands took nothing in her.7Zain. Her Nazarites were whiter than snow, purer than milk, more ruddy than the old ivory, fairer than the sapphire.…
Lexicon
The punishment
עֲוֺ֣ן (‘ă·wōn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

of the daughter
בַּת־ (baṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter

of my people
עַמִּ֔י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

is greater
וַיִּגְדַּל֙ (way·yiḡ·dal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great

than [that]
מֵֽחַטַּ֖את (mê·ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

of Sodom,
סְדֹ֑ם (sə·ḏōm)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5467: Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea

which was overthrown
הַֽהֲפוּכָ֣ה (ha·hă·p̄ū·ḵāh)
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert

in
כְמוֹ־ (ḵə·mōw-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 3644: Like, as, when

an instant
רָ֔גַע (rā·ḡa‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7281: A wink, a very short space of time

without
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

a hand
יָדָֽיִם׃ (yā·ḏā·yim)
Noun - fd
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

turned toward her.
חָ֥לוּ (ḥā·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert


Additional Translations
The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in an instant without a hand turned toward her.For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.

VAU. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been increased beyond the iniquities of Sodoma, the city that was overthrown very suddenly, and none laboured against her with their hands.

And the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the reward of the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were violently laid upon her.

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.

For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid on her.

And greater is the iniquity of the daughter of my people, Than the sin of Sodom, That was overturned as in a moment, And no hands were stayed on her.
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